Furthermore, he found some concepts to learn as a mage. First, he would learn the concept of electrostatic energy and then the concept of solitude. One of them was for his use as a lightning mage and the other was to be attached to his path.
As soon as the holidays were over, the students were called to the main college building. Once again, the dean was in the center of the facility waiting for the students to arrive.
"Good morning students, I hope you had a good vacation. This year will be a little different, you will do a practical immersion in a field of your choice. On the college app, you can see which institution sent you an invitation", announced the dean.
When the dean finished speaking, everyone started looking at their cell phones. Kayden was no different, he was surprised by the third-year schedule but thought it would be something very useful to increase his knowledge.
- Army invitation:
Serve as a lieutenant to carry out strategies for the benefit of the nation in the war we face. If you have a good military campaign, you will receive an invitation to remain in the organization with the possibility of higher positions.
- Hunter guild invitation:
Due to your recent achievements in the Abyss Trial, you can join as a C+ class member immediately. You will have assistance from class b hunters to carry out missions throughout the year, in addition to a 30% discount on all core sales for our organization.
- Assassin guild invitation:
Work undercover in other nations to eliminate important political members. This invitation will only be valid when the student reaches the second realm.
- Invitation from the civil police:
Work with the police to maintain order in imperial cities. It requires determination for life-and-death confrontations with wanted criminals, as well as knowledge and patience in dealing with the population.
- Invitation from the kingdom of the enlightened:
We invite the illustrious student to enter the kingdom with the greatest magical knowledge on our planet Earth. We have the best theoretical teachers and the best libraries. The guest must share at least one high-grade technique to gain access.
Kayden received a few more invites, but only these five caught his attention. Within seconds, he was among the first two invitations, as they would be the only ones capable of giving him some really practical knowledge.
It didn’t take long to choose the hunter-guild. In the end, his learning style was more direct and violent, through life and death struggles he could become a stronger mage.
As soon as he accepted, nothing happened. Most of the other people were still deciding which invitation to accept. The average student received only 3 or four invitations, while geniuses received more than a dozen.
The hunters’ guild was located at the end of the Sun Kingdom, bordering the great forest. Kayden discovered this in the information packet that came with the invitation. He would be placed in a team of mages in the second realm so he could train freely.
"Once you all finish and choose, you can go to one of the representatives of the organization you chose," said the dean. On one side of the huge hall, a few people were standing holding a sign. "The academy will give a certain amount of gold to everyone unable to support themselves. Take this year very seriously, as it is a very good learning experience for your future. Good luck, students."
As soon as the dean started speaking, several people started to get up and go to the other side. Linus chose an organization specializing in ancient chemistry, Locke also chose the hunters’ guild, Issac went to another kingdom to learn certain sword techniques, and his subjects each followed their path.
The man who was welcoming people from the hunters’ guild was a little man with wrinkles and completely white hair. Even his eyebrow was white without a strand of any other color. His height was only 1 meter and 50 centimeters, and he was wearing some leather clothes characteristic of hunters.
"Hello, Kayden, welcome," said the man with a friendly smile as he greeted each student who came to the hunting guild. In the end, the number of students reached almost 100 people.
"we will leave tomorrow at 7 am in front of the main building of the college, you will have free accommodation and food, and we will also help with clothes and other needs, but those who do not perform well will be expelled without excuses, on the way I will tell you more about the organization" these were the words of the little man who didn’t even introduce himself and disappeared leaving the students lost, Kayden just went back to cultivate and wait for the next day.
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Author’s note: here begins a somewhat strange but necessary mini-arc
The next day, Kayden arrived at the scene with only the clothes on his back and his katana, as well as some books that he was allowed to take from the library. The rest he could simply buy in the hunter city. His situation differed from the rest of the students carrying heavy suitcases.
"Hello everyone, my name is Magnus Gale, I am the current leader of the hunter guild in the kingdom and a fourth kingdom mage," Magnus announced. With his sentence, everyone began to levitate and within seconds they were flying at a frightening speed. Amazingly, it didn’t even look like they were moving. "You can ask your questions."
"Are there many mage-level beasts for us to hunt?" asked one of the students.
"Yes, they are within the first few kilometers and are protected from higher-level beasts," replied Magnus.
"How will the teams be distributed?" asked another student.
"You can form your own or, if you have received a special invitation, join one directly."
"Can we refuse to join these teams?" Kayden questioned, taking Magnus by surprise.
"Yes, you can", replied Magnus after a few seconds, his surprise soon disappearing as he was overwhelmed by more questions.
"Are there still many natural treasures in the forest?" asked another student.
"The forest stretches further than all five kingdoms combined and multiplied by a few folds. Additionally, rare herbs and some ingredients don’t emit mana until harvested, so we still have plenty in the forest. Besides, our number of hunters is relatively small for the size of the forest."
"How big is the mage-level area?" asked another student.
"It is an artificial area that we created so that we can train the new generations. It is only 200 kilometers wide and the same amount long."
"What are the other regions?" asked someone else.
"Regions are marked by the average level of the strongest beast. Normally, in a mage-level region, we won’t have any beasts in the second realm, but they might still appear."
The questions continued, but Kayden had already asked his only question. He didn’t want to grow like a flower in a greenhouse and, as soon as he received the answer that there could be another team, he took a book out of his bag and started reading.
A few hours later, a city began to rise on the horizon. Kayden had to admit it was a unique city. Each house matched another, they all had the same shape and roof, making it clear that they were planned. The streets were perfectly symmetrical in every way. Furthermore, some trees were covering the city streets with identical spacing.
Be it poles or manholes, everything was perfectly placed to suit the environment. This will undoubtedly be a city that was planned from its first brick. The city was divided into two halves: the half they arrived in were houses and residential buildings, while the other half was the guild building and the commercial area.
Kayden thought it would be a dead city because of the distance from civilization and the danger of living near magical beasts, but there were people everywhere he looked, most of them smiling.
"This is a private city with no relationship with the government. Here I make my laws and provide education and healthcare for the inhabitants", explained Magnus upon seeing some people’s surprise at the city’s quality of life.
Beast spoils were something that brought in a lot of money. A core of any beast in the third rank could cost a few million gold coins, a world tree seed could easily fetch a few billion if it had a market and was not monopolized by the government.
"You can check your room number at reception. You have a week off to get to know the city and must register with the guild." After explaining a few more things, Magnus left, leaving the teenagers alone. Most people there decided to celebrate these first days and go out and see the tourist attractions of the place.
Kayden went out to buy clothes and some necessary supplies and returned to his room in less than half an hour. Because of his marquis title, he could fly in civilian areas smoothly and save time.
The room was a fully furnished apartment with two large bedrooms with king-size beds, a complete state-of-the-art kitchen, a bathroom measuring a few meters with a bathtub, and a living room with a pool table. Kayden just put his new clothes in the closet and headed towards the hunters’ guild. It was still around 2 pm.
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